The nurse assessing for unilateral hearing loss by using a tuning fork. What test is the nurse performing?
A) Watch tick test
B) Rinne test
C) Whisper test
D) Weber test
Ans: D
Feedback: The Weber test uses bone conduction to test lateralization of sound and is useful in detecting unilateral hearing loss. In the Rinne test, the examiner shifts the stem of a vibrating tuning fork between two positions to test air conduction of sound and bone conduction of sound. The whisper test involves covering the untested ear and whispering from a distance of 2 or 3 feet from the unoccluded ear and determining the patient's ability to repeat what was whispered. The watch tick test relies on the ability of the patient to perceive the high-pitched sound made by a watch held at the patient's auricle.
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